Famous Deaths In 1848

Jan 05 Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1848.

Jan 09 In the year 1848 death of caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750)

Jan 20 On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)

Feb 15 On this day in history death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)

Feb 20 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29 on this day in history.

Feb 23 In the year 1848 john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80

Mar 03 On this day in history heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies

Mar 20 Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 in the year 1848.

Mar 29 In the year 1848 john Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84

Apr 08 Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 in the year 1848.

Apr 10 On this day in history godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69

Apr 24 Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69 on this day in history.

Apr 30 Friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53 on this day in history.

May 11 In the year 1848 death of tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)

May 18 William A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF on this day in history.

May 25 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. 1797) died in the year 1848.

May 31 Eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805) died in the year 1848.

Jun 27 On this day in history death of denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54

Jul 04 In the year 1848 francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies

Jul 22 On this day in history karl Guhr, composer, dies at 60

Aug 06 On this day in history nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58

Aug 07 In the year 1848 death of jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779)

Aug 09 On this day in history frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies

Aug 12 In the year 1848 george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies

Aug 15 Timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.

Sep 11 Henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.

Oct 04 Louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.

Oct 05 In the year 1848 death of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781)

Oct 26 In the year 1848 vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies

Oct 27 Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46 in the year 1848.

Nov 09 In the year 1848 death of robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed

Nov 10 Christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.

Nov 15 On this day in history death of p Rossi, Italian, murdered

Nov 17 In the year 1848 jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies

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Jan 01 John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born in the year 1848.

Jan 05 Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born in the year 1848.

Jan 09 In the year 1848 birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)

Jan 18 Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born in the year 1848.

Jan 19 John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904) was born in the year 1848.

Jan 21 Henri Duparc, French composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 22 Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) was born on this day in history.